The positive effects of participative decision making for midlevel correctional management

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• Personal Author:
  Magley VJ ; Reeves DW ; Tuller MD ; Walsh BM
• Description:
  This study examined the effects of increased participation in decision making on perceived supervisory and organizational support among middle managers within corrections. Using data collected from 146 middle managers and structural equation modeling, the authors found that increases in participation in decision making were associated with increases in both perceived supervisor support and perceived organizational support. Furthermore, the relationship between participation in decision making and perceived organizational support was partially mediated by perceived supervisor support. The present study extends the literature by being the first examination of the relationships between participation in decision making and perceived supervisor and organizational support within corrections. It also extends the corrections literature by focusing on key individuals within corrections, middle managers, who for the most part have been ignored in the published literature. Suggestions for enhancing the involvement of middle management in decisions are discussed as well as limitations and opportunities for future research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Correctional Facilities Men Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Decision Making Correctional-facilities Corrections Employees Humans Management-personnel Middle Management Organizational Support Total-Worker-Health Work-capability Work-environment Worker-motivation Workers

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• ISSN:
  0093-8548
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Illinois ; Massachusetts ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044120
• Citation:
  Crim Justice Behav 2012 Oct; 39(10):1361-1372
• Contact Point Address:
  David Reeves, Sirota, The Centre at Purchase, 1 Manhattanville Rd. 2nd Floor, Purchase, NY 10577-2128
• Email:
  DReeves@Sirota.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Criminal Justice and Behavior
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ba0a97d61dc91d3f8c03d080e8de768f3b4bf457e1e2b375afc6b15ef655d9332af0b1a47b92cc91c348dd935b82e7c961ea92cded3d9374e4502c478e4e70db
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199943/cdc_199943_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 559.79 KB ]